357 Privateering in the American Revolution
Ben Franklin's World
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The Downsides of Privateering in the American Revolution
Eric Zuckerman: Privateers siphoned men away from the Continental Navy and Army. He says 11,500 Americans died on prison ships that were dis-masted British warships. "The jersey" was a large ship but still had anywhere between 850 to 1200 prisoners below decks at any one time," he says. 'It was just a miserable existence'
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